Project Description:
To provide trash collection services for one year, 12 months. The vendor is to provide all necessary bins, equipment, labor, and transportation for proper pickup and disposal of all trash from Kauai Community College to the landfill on Kauai, Hawaii.

The vendor must provide and maintain two (2)-6 cubic yard bins and four (4)-3 cubic yard bins.

The pickup schedule shall be as follows unless alternate days and/or times are proposed and accepted by the Kauai CC Facility Manager:

The four (4)-3 cubic yard bins shall be located at the (a) Fine Arts 1, (b) Faculty 2, (c) Bookstore, and (d) DKI Technology Center at Kauai Community College and shall be picked up every Saturday prior to 8:00 am.

The two (2)-6 cubic yard bins shall be located at (e) Culinary and (f) Automotive at Kauai Community College and shall be picked up every Wednesday and Saturday prior to 8:00 am. There is no cardboard recycling pickup as part of this request.

Special Instructions
1. Adherence to University of Hawaii Special Conditions (see Attachment A).

2. All bids are subject to the University of Hawaii Terms and Conditions (see Attachment B).

3. Any job site evaluation shall be by appointment only and completed by 12 pm on July 23, 2026. Please email Tami Langohr at langohr@hawaii.edu by 10 am on July 22, 2026 to schedule your visitation. She will provide confirmation no later than 12 pm on July 22, 2026.

4. Questions may be emailed to Tami Langohr at langohr@hawaii.edu no later than 12 pm on July 23, 2026. A response will be provided no later than 4-12pm on July 22, 2026.

5. All quotations shall be valid for 90 days from the closing date of this request for quote.

6. The exact starting date of service shall be coordinated with Kauai CC\\\'s Facility Manager and/or Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services after issuance of the purchase order.

7. Only aggregate bids shall be accepted. The University reserves the rights in determining responsiveness of offers to the technical specification provided and quality workmanship provided.

8. Contractor shall be fully aware of and understand the scope of work prior to the submission of a bid as to the existing conditions and limitations under which the work is to be performed.

9. Should the bidder require any of the following, their bid may be disqualified.
(A) Taking exception to any of the specifications, terms and conditions contained in the RFQ;
(B) Placing conditions on the furnishing of the items offered;
(C) Inclusion of a quotation or order form containing additional specifications, terms and conditions;
(D) Referencing external documents containing additional specifications, terms and conditions;
(E) The University reserves the right on any possible exemptions to be based on technical merits of pre-existing conditions.

10. Bids shall be all inclusive; including but not limited to, the costs of materials, supplies, equipment, labor, insurance, mobilization, freight, administrative overhead, rental costs, fees, and all applicable taxes and surcharges.

11. Award is subject to funding availability.

12. Upon notification of award, vendor must return signed award along with Wage Certification to acknowledge compliance with the requirements of Section 103-55, HRS (Exhibit A of Attachment A) and Certificate of Insurance as required under the attached Special Conditions (see Section 4 of Attachment A) within two (2) business days.

13. As stated under section 103D-310(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes, all offerors, upon award of contract, must ensure compliance with all laws governing entities doing business in the State of Hawaii. Offerors will be expected to provide their “Certificate of Vendor Compliance” identifying their status as “COMPLIANT” on Hawaii Compliance Express: http://vendors.ehawaii.gov/hce within two (2) business days once contract is awarded.

Addendum
07/24/26
Special Instructions:
4. Questions may be emailed to Tami Langohr at langohr@hawaii.edu no later than 12 pm on July 23, 2026. A response will be provided no later than 4-12pm on July 24, 2026.

Replace RFQ 116535 - Attachment B - UH Terms and Conditions - Trash Pickup and Disposal Services with the updated version attached below.

New attachment added: RFQ 116535 - Attachment B - UH Terms and Conditions - Trash Pickup and Disposal Services.pdf